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Wednesday, October 10, 2007

Soil Building and Mulch: sheet mulching

Look who got a gingko bilboa 'autumn gold' !!!

The first big step in converting the "dead strip" or parking strip into a planted area was to select a tree. We called urban forestry for the planting approval and the rest of the fall and winter will be spent amending the soil in the area.Everywhere you look - we are making more lasagna beds! Some people call this sheet composting.

I have over ten years experience teaching about natural resources, conservation and environmental science. I completed my organics certification through Oregon Tilth and Master Gardener through OSU. I am also a Master Composter.

I start each day with 4 shots of espresso, I never read less than a dozen books at a time and my north star points to the Ponte Vecchio.